Maize-common bean/lupine intercrop productivity and profitability in maize-based cropping system of Northwestern Ethiopia
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عنوان ژورنال: Ethiopian Journal of Science and Technology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2312-6019,1816-3378
DOI: 10.4314/ejst.v9i2.1